Like many runners, I look forward to a new calendar year full of races. A fresh season is a time to reevaluate running goals, find new races, and give old races another try. It’s also a time to reflect on your reason for racing. If I’m honest, I love all the superficial things about races. […]
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If you haven’t even squeezed those skinny, dusty tires yet this spring, your excuses will soon expire. May is Bike Everywhere Month in Spokane, and there are events sure to inspire even the most committed couch potatoes to abandon their cars, improve their health, and reconnect with all the reasons we love to ride. “May
The Perfect Month: Spokane’s Bike Everywhere in May Read More »
Get outside more this spring and summer with these upcoming family events, activities, and recreational venues located throughout the Inland Northwest. Some are close to home and others are worthy of a road-trip. Washington State Parks Free Admission Days (select dates, April-Sept):No Discover Pass required on April 20 (Spring Day), April 22 (Earth Day), June
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My brief time with Salewa’s new technical approach shoe has bounced around from the rocks, mud, and slush of early-season trails to riding and pushing a mountain bike with kid cart through slippery, snow-and-ice-covered stretches of the Ben Burr Trail. The shoe’s aggressive lug sole maintained solid traction through all of it. The Multi Fit
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Registration opens Saturday June 1, 2019 The Defiance 50k / 30k / 15k is scenic race that takes runners through the beautiful trails of Point Defiance, with over 700 acres of old growth forests and panoramic views of the Puget Sound. The event is limited to 350 trail runners. WEBSITE: http://www.defiance50k.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Company/Defiance-50K-339161744806/
This Backcountry Booty has been FOUND by some dedicated searchers! Congrats Elaina and family! In this Backcountry Booty, the winner will claim a literary bundle of books associated with the upcoming Get Lit! Festival. Titles include: Best Tent Camping Washington, 3rd Edition by Ellie Kozlowski Making Landfall by Paul Lindholdt Get Lit! 20th Anniversary Anthology
Backcountry Booty: Get Lit! Books & Spokatopia Tickets (Hidden 4.15.19; Found 4.16.19) Read More »
The Mountain Magic trail run returns to Mount Spokane June 22 for its second year. The course, which is all on Nordic ski trails, provides mostly non-technical single track among the pines. It features wide-open views that last year’s runners gave high marks for scenery and runnability, while still providing a reasonable level of challenge—particularly
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If you’re looking for a trail run with multiple distances, stunning views, and a good cause, check out the Horse Lake Trail Run on April 27 in Wenatchee, WA. With a 25K, 7-mile, and 5-mile option, there’s a distance for everyone to enjoy the wildflower-strewn foothills, looking on at the North Cascades and over the
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—A historic, bipartisan conservation package that expands protections for American public lands and supports outdoor projects across the nation was signed into law in March by President Trump after passing the House and Senate with overwhelming majorities. The John Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, considered one of the biggest conservation bills to
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One of Northwest’s longest paved biking trails will have you pedaling past lakes, along a wild river, through friendly small towns and wetlands and woods teaming with birds and other wildlife–all without the crowds you might expect. If you haven’t ridden the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes yet, put it at the top of your
Wildlife Sightings & Stellar Scenery Await Riders on Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes Read More »
